TOP FBI CYBER OFFICIAL: SALT TYPHOON ‘LARGELY CONTAINED' IN TELECOM NETWORKS

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According to the FBI's top cyber official, Brett Leatherman, the Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon is "largely contained" and "dormant" in telecommunications networks, with nine U.S. telecom companies having been victimized. However, the hackers still pose a threat, as they could pivot from espionage to destructive action. Leatherman noted that Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon are more similar than some think, as both have access to critical infrastructure that could support destructive operations.